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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 10:05 am
Certain houseguests have divulged very personal secrets or stories about themselves to other houseguests only to have these stories and secrets passed on to other houseguests, discussed over the Internet and in turn used against them by other houseguests. Some viewers have expressed their disgust that these things are being talked about on the Internet and are being used against the houseguest by other players to further themselves in the game. Should any topic be considered sacrosanct (untouchable) in Big Brother?
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Seattlemom
Member
05-10-2005
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 10:11 am
I think that BB should make sure the house guests should not imply anyone is a molester, or has any disease, These types of rumors can really take on a life of itself even out side the house.
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Celticlass
Member
09-10-2005
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 10:15 am
If a HG divulges such a secret, in full view of dozens of cameras and with microphones aplenty, well, sorry, it's out there. You can't unring a bell.
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Landslide305
Member
08-15-2005
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 10:18 am
Gonorrhea, abortions, drug abuse. I can't believe these people don't care that America is watching which includes family, friends, co-workers, potential in-laws, bosses, etc. Their skeletons are just a click away on the internet for anyone to dig up.
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Taximomg
Member
07-17-2004
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 10:18 am
Not only over the internet, but also on Showtime last night..I imagine Amber's boyfriend is a little upset about now. While I think it's too bad, life in BB is similar to life outside...people talk, and if you tell someone something personal, you run the risk that it will be repeated. It's not BB's fault. They have no idea what the houseguests are going to say, and by the time they do, it's too late.
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Seattlemom
Member
05-10-2005
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 10:22 am
Celticlass I agree if the person themselves says it, To bad so sad LOL. what I'm talking about is when someone says certain people have certain diseases or are molester or a sexual pervert! The should be told not to Slander people because one day if they do they could be walking in the same shoes.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 10:23 am
who was Eric talking about when he said she said she had abortion
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Minerva
Member
02-20-2007
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 10:25 am
The one main thing that never should be used is someone's children. Never ever ever talk about someone's children. Especially if they are under 18.
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Hamsterlady
Member
07-03-2003
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 10:28 am
Eric was talking about Amber. He said that he'd told her that she'd had two abortions but had told her boyfriend that she'd really had four abortions. Jessica didn't understand why she'd say that (I didn't either) and Eric said it was to start a fight with her boyfriend. BTW, I think if one of them discloses something about themself it's fair game for any of them to talk about as well as us. 
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Lucymac
Member
07-06-2005
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 10:42 am
I agree if they say it themselves and put it out there it is fair game. None of the HG's should say something they don't want spread over the internet and discussed in the house. I don't think it is fair though to make up or assume things just because you don't like somebody or you question their character.
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Kalekona
Member
06-12-2005
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 11:05 am
The one thing that would make me think twice about going on BB is this very thing. I often say to much and i wouldn't that to hurt my husband and kids. So running off at the mouth in that house i can understand-there is nothing much to do and their world has shrunk so small. Myself i think if someone tells you something as a confidence to use it against them may be ok for the game but it says something about character. I am with Seattlemom making molestation comments about someone should be way out of bounds. Sitting around making jokes about a father having sex with his daughter is so far over the line. And it says a lot about the people making these types of jokes much more than the person being ridiculed Calling Zach a molester or Dick a pervert who engages in incest behind their backs is in no way a part of the game, it serves no purpose in the game other than to show the person making the accusation is as low as they come.
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Caprica
Member
02-10-2007
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 11:17 am
Last year Janelle made some vague comments about her personal life and some of the HG's ran with it, making all kinds awful statements about her. This really only solidified her fan base.
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Earthmother
Member
07-14-2002
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 11:26 am
If the hgs bring it up then it's fair game. Do I respect the person who repeats it? NO. Calling someone a liar, cheat, <93> ..is all part of the GAME, but when you venture into the things or names that can cause a person real hurt when they go home is IMO not GAME. I realize it is what it is and they sign a contract, but I don't think it is morally the right thing to do. <93>
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Earthmother
Member
07-14-2002
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 11:28 am
I am hoping Amber (even though I don't like her) told Eric that story so she could catch him, and that it is well documented on the show. I would be very upset if her daughter found out all this and it were true.
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Jen
Member
07-27-2003
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 11:34 am
Everything they do or say is on the Internet and they're playing a game. If they decide to share they've had 2 abortions and faked 2 others or that their dad cheated on their mother who's probably watching for 20 years, that's their right. It's a game and if they share this information with people they've known for a month, that's their perrogative and fair game. Stupid, but fair game.
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 11:43 am
It's too bad that BB here isn't as big as in other countries, because at least the HGs actions and comments spur on discussion about what is acceptable and what is not. It was international news when Jade on the British BB racially slurred another HG--it had the whole country up in arms.
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Steviegirl
Member
07-07-2005
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 12:10 pm
Earthmother - but would you tell someone such a horrid thing about yourself if it wasn't true, in hopes you can catch them telling other people about it? I surely wouldn't spread rumors of that nature about myself! And if Amber now came out and said it wasn't true, would you believe her? I wouldn't. She's all too proud of her shady past for me to believe she wouldn't do something like that.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 12:28 pm
Apparently, nothing is sacrosanct in the BB house. Although it should be! And yeah, if someone opens that door, then everyone (including all the viewers) can walk right on thru it.
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 12:43 pm
It's amazing though how we all become "desensitized" to the so called "secrets" when we have tv shows uncovering every single scandal of personalities we know, I am not surprised they are freely sharing their 'secrets' to the world... they're all too soon forgotten and wonder why we ever paid any attention to them in the first place.
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Earthmother
Member
07-14-2002
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 12:45 pm
Earthmother - but would you tell someone such a horrid thing about yourself if it wasn't true, in hopes you can catch them telling other people about it? First you have to think like Amber.. The story is sooooo bizzare. As I said earlier, if she ran the story by Jameka before telling Eric, she would have backup that the story was bogus.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 10:38 am
One thing I find interesting is that most viewers seem more bothered that Eric would use Amber's story to his strategic advantage than they are bothered by Amber's story itself.
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Tera
Member
08-10-2000
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 10:43 am
I am bother by Amber's story. Especially if it is true that she got a tattoo with the #2 to represent the abortions. Is she keeping score?
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Lucymac
Member
07-06-2005
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 10:45 am
Jimmer I'm thinking the same thing! Why on earth would Amber even tell somebody that! She has to know if would spread on the internet. Why would she want people knowing that about her? And if it wasn't true there are a whole lot of other things that she could have made up. Listening to the way she talks about Jews has me a lot less sympathetic to her. And just because Eric said he had information that he could use, doesn't mean he ever would actually do it either.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 11:00 am
So I'm guessing that if you are a pro-lifer, it's horrible to consider an abortion. But if you are pro-choice, it's not horrific? Amber put it out there, so I don't disrespect her at all for what she did. I'm sure she had reasons (although, really girl, two words: birth control). But if she told Eric something in confidence, and he's going to use that confidential information, well, that smacks of smarmy actions to me. Now her comments about Jews are another issue.
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Merrysea
Member
08-13-2004
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 11:15 am
I don't disrespect Amber for having two abortions. What I think is wrong is that she told her boyfriend that she had two more (when, apparently, she didn't). I can't fathom a reason she would fake one pregnancy and abortion, let alone two!
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